Ok, so it's come to my attention that some people fear upodating their consoles. case in point this thread in the Nintendo Wii forums: http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=27059511

so i want to know. how often does anyone update their consoles, be it PS3, Wii, PSP or 360?

for me it's a matter of whenever there's an update i want it. i feel that it's a neccisity to have it. i mean why not have the latest firmware/software updates? why be the one with the out of date firmware? it's just a given that u should update whenever a new patch or firmware update is released.

and not just for the consoles, but the games as well. as there's often times when u stick a game into your machine it updates the game with patches and what not